loadUserByUsername method is never called

[nikolafon]

This is my configuration

<http use-expressions="true" auto-config="false">
<intercept-url pattern="/login" access="permitAll" />
<intercept-url pattern="/resources/**" filters="none" />
<intercept-url pattern="/**" access="isAuthenticated()" />
<form-login always-use-default-target="true" login-page="/login"
authentication-failure-url="/login?error=true" />
<logout invalidate-session="true" />
</http>

<authentication-manager alias="authenticationManager">
<authentication-provider user-service-ref="userService" />
</authentication-manager>
<beans:bean id="userService" class="com.example.service.UserServiceImpl"></beans:bean>

But method loadUserByUsername is never called. Can somebody help me? I use spring security 3.0.5.RELEASE version.

[Rob Winch]

What are you doing to try to get it to be called? How are you validating it is not called? Have you tried turning on logging for Spring Security? What do the logs look like?

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[nikolafon]

Well I'm trying to configure basic scenario to login. I have standard spring login page. I submit login information to j_spring_security_check. No errors in console, and I've always been redirected to login error page. It just won't authenticate the user, or even try (I check it in debug mode). I use implementation of UserDetailService as an authentication provider and it's loadUserByUsername method never get called. I haven't tried to turn logging for spring security, I will do that.

[Rob Winch]

Make sure you are using a POST to submit your credentials. If that isn't it provide your logs and login page.

[nikolafon]

I turned on spring security debug logging and I got answer. I was sending GET request and only POST is supported. It it works perfectly now.
You where right. Thank you.